Senior Lead Embedded Software Engineer - Support Equipment

Job Description

At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every teammate that’s welcoming, respectful and inclusive, with great opportunity for professional growth. Find your future with us.

The Boeing Company is looking for a Senior Lead Embedded Software Engineer - Support Equipment to support the armament support equipment software team in St. Charles, MO . This role will lead software efforts for the Automated Test Equipment (ATE) used primarily to load and test our armament products in the factory and in the field.

The selected engineer will work with a multi-disciplined engineering team to identify software requirements, design, implement, test, and deploy software on the ATE. The selected engineer would need to oversee work of the team, interface with external customers, provide estimates for new work, and provide technical leadership to all levels of engineers on the team. It is critical to understand on-platform support equipment software, off-platform automatic test equipment software, and how to get releases delivered.

The role also includes developing and leading complex technical solutions to support customer needs and advising management and customers on advanced technical research. Leads team adoption of Enterprise Software design practices, processes, tools, DevSecOps environment, and metrics. Serves as a subject matter expert for software domains, system-specific issues, processes, and regulations. Tracks and evaluates software team performance to ensure product and process conformance to project plans and industry standards. Works under minimal direction.

Position Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with multi-disciplined engineers to set ATE system requirements; Provide software requirements, design, implementation, test, and maintenance guidance to a team of software engineers working across multiple delivery streams

• Interface with multiple customers to understand and deliver solutions to meet their needs

• Guide development, test, troubleshooting, and release selloff activities as needed to ensure timely software deliveries

• Develop and oversee implementation of technical roadmaps for maturing product capability and software commonality and coordinating with other ATE software teams on common architectures while maintaining support for existing deployed hardware and software baselines

• Provide mentorship and support development of less experienced engineers to build a robust and knowledgeable team

• Support software engineering proposal activities for both current and emerging potential customers

• Support Technical Design Review (TDR) and other peer review activities for other software engineers and adjacent systems engineering activities 

• Serve as a subject matter expert on multiple aspects of the ATE software products

This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience): 

• Bachelor Degree

• Ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship

• 14+ years of experience with full life-cycle Software development, modeling, simulation, testing, and/or analysis using C, C++, C#, Python, or Linux

• 14+ years of experience reading and interpreting system prints and schematics

• 6+ years of experience leading software development and sustainment activities

• 5+ years of experience with Field Service and/or Military Aircraft Support Equipment

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience): 

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (includes manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science and 14+ years of related work experience OR Bachelor’s Degree and 18+ years of directly related work experience OR 22+ years of related, relevant experience 

• Experience leading teams in the values, principles and practices of Agile Methodologies (e.g. Scrum, Kanban, SAFe)

• Experience with NI tools and components

• Familiarity with development tools, such as Visual Studio, Git, and Jira

• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues

Travel: 

Less than 10%

CodeVue Coding Challenge:

To be considered for this position you will be required to complete a technical assessment as part of the selection process. Failure to complete the assessment will remove you from consideration. 

Pay & Benefits: 

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent.  Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities. 

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work. 

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements. 

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary pay range for Lead (Level 5): $198,050 - $267,950

Potential signing bonus for eligible/qualified external candidates.

Applications for this position will be accepted until Jun. 01, 2026

Export Control Requirements:

This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Export Control Details:

US based job, US Person required

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required

Relocation

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Security Clearance

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

This position is for 1st shift

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.